Blueprint

The subject of this article is from the Prisms update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 31 August, 2021.

Blueprints are used in crafting.

Summary

Typical blueprint

Blueprints are used to craft new technologies and tradeable products. Blueprints are not consumed during crafting process.

Purpose

The more blueprints players discover, the more advanced the level of crafts and upgrades become. Upgrading your Exosuit, Starship, Multi-tool, or Exocraft capabilities (including Lasers, Projectiles and Grenades, and Scanning) are an important part of the game play.

Usage

To craft from a blueprint, you require one free space in your inventory. When you click on an empty slot a window opens with a list of available blueprints. Any blueprint that installs/upgrades technology will disappear from their respective crafting category after installation. If dismantled, the related blueprint will show up again. For consumable items, players can craft as much as they want.

Acquisition

• Blueprints can be found in a variety of places, including: Crashed Ships, Manufacturing Facilities, Operations Centres, Observatories, and Containers.
• Many blueprints may be awarded through base building missions.
• Many blueprints can be awarded by practicing language with Korvax NPCs and using technology-related words.
• Some blueprints can be purchased from vendors in Minor Settlements and Colossal Archives.
• Most blueprints can be purchased using Nanite Clusters from Travellers at the Space Anomaly.
• Component and product blueprints can be purchased from Synthesis Laboratory for 250 each.

TIP: For finding the last rare blueprints for advanced crafting items, you can do the following after completing base building and Polo's path :

• Purchase many (10-30x) Planetary Charts of Secret Cartographic Data (green) from a Space station merchant.
• Use the Planetary Chart to plot to a new location (E key on Planetary Chart in your Exosuit Inventory).
• Sometimes using a Chart will NOT find anything, which is why it is best to purchase many charts.
• Puzzles answers can be found on the Secure Sites/Puzzles page.

Dismantle

When dismantling an unwanted technology, the player will receive 50% of the original crafting cost back to inventory.

Note: if a player runs out of inventory space while dismantling, the resource(s) will be lost forever.

Blueprints

Exosuit Technology Blueprint

See: Exosuit

Starship Technology Blueprints

See: Starship

Living-ship Technology Blueprints

See: Starship

Multi-tool Technology Blueprints

See: Multi-tool

Exocraft - Roamer/Colossus/Nomad/Pilgrim

See: Exocraft

Exocraft - Minotaur

See: Minotaur

Exocraft - Nautilon

See: Nautilon

Freighter

See: Freighter

Gallery

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  Typical blueprint
  (Atlas Rises)

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  Blueprint found in Damaged Machinery

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  Blueprint Trader at a Gek station

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  Pre-release blueprint